Integrated assessment of agricultural production practices to enhance sustainable development in agricultural landscapes

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-61

  Sattler, Claudia ^a   Nagel, Uwe Jens ^b   Werner, Armin ^a   Zander, Peter ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bio economic modelling; Ecological indicators; Gross margin; MODAM; Social acceptance; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIO-ECONOMIC MODELLING; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; GROSS MARGIN; MODAM; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; ECOLOGY; RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR BEETS; SUGARS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROPPING PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR;

BRANDENBURG; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 70350566063     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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